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In this season of extreme social polarity, more than ever young people need grown-ups to role model critical thinking and civil discourse. The ability to do this begins with a prohuman approach rooted and grounded in the fact that all people are created in the image of God and deserve our kindness, respect, and honor; even those with whom we disagree.
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Quay Hanna is the author of Bus America: Revelation of a Redneck, which chronicles his 1993 journey around the U.S. by Greyhound Bus and the transformation of his previously held racist and prejudicial views to one of respect and understanding for his fellow human beings. That trip led him to continue traveling around the world and over the next 5 years, he eventually visited all 50 states, 27 countries, and 5 continents. He has told his story in more than 1,400 presentations over the last 27 years in schools around the country. Additionally, he works as a youth mentor in multiple school districts struggling with race and student relations. He is a Fellow of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism and has been awarded the Human Relations Award from the National Conference of Community and Justice and the Child Abuse Prevention Award from the YWCA. In 2006, he was one of only 300 people invited to the White House Summit on School Violence.
In the film Accidental Courtesy, Daryl's journey takes him all across the country to meet Klan leaders and many others.
Learn moreDaryl's TED talk about his unorthodox approach Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies has over 12 million views.
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